October 10, 1926 - January 17, 2026 Lois D. Wilson, 99, died Saturday morning, January 17, 2026, at her home in Okmulgee. An hour of reflection will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday, January 24, 2026, at Nor...

The final pre-session deadline has been reached for the Oklahoma Legislature with the completion of bill filing for the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the Oklahoma State Senate. Over the past m...

DEAR ABBY: I have three daughters with children of their own. Every year, we have a family vacation. My daughter “Monica’s” children, ages 8 and 9, whom I love and see regularly, behave badly. They cu...

Jan. 20, 2017, is a date etched into the heart of this newsroom and into my own life. It was the day the newspaper family at the Okmulgee Times and Henryetta Free-Lance lost not just a leader and edit...

Students at The Academy of Okmulgee marked Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a meaningful Day of Service focused on giving back to the local community. Following the school’s MLK Day program, sixth-...

10 Years Ago (2016) • A bomb threat phoned into Wilson Public School forced the evacuation of roughly 200 students and staff late Monday morning. Superintendent Andrea James received the call around 1...

Class 2A-II football closed the year with hardware flying toward Beggs, and the Demons proved they’re not just a team - they’re a force. With eight All-District selections, this roster showcased talen...

The Okmulgee Bulldogs boys and girls basketball teams will be among the field competing in one of northeast Oklahoma’s most storied winter traditions when Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College hosts the 7...

Beggs entered Tuesday night looking to assert control inside the friendly walls of the Demon Dome, and the home crowd delivered the energy. The building carried a pumped-up tone from warmups to the fi...

The Wilson Tigers put together an impressive weekend on the hardwood, earning back-to-back victories over Okmulgee on Friday night and Beggs on Saturday, using balanced scoring, defensive pressure and...

Beggs went on the road Friday night looking to stack another competitive showing as January play continued, and the Lady Demons delivered a four-quarter battle in a matchup defined by short scoring ma...

There was nothing casual about Tuesday night inside the Demon Dome, and the pumped-up home crowd felt it early. Beggs stepped onto their home floor ready for a test, and that’s exactly what they got i...

The Morris Eagles Archery program opened the new semester in impressive fashion, turning in strong team finishes and a long list of personal- best performances across multiple age groups during a pack...

KAY RABBITT-BROWER SPECIAL TO THE TIMES Following an almost 45-minute executive session, Beggs City Council members reconvened their monthly meeting on Jan. 12. During the session, the members voted t...

An accident that occurred in December 2025 at the intersection of U.S. Highway 75 and Conifer Road in Okmulgee County has been updated following an investigation by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Accord...

Members of the Okmulgee County Community Garden are invited to attend the Garden’s first bi-annual meeting of the year on Thursday, Jan. 22. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. at the Okmulgee County Fairgro...

A detailed audit presentation highlighting significant financial improvements drew a large crowd to the Okmulgee Board of Education’s regular meeting on Jan. 13, as community members filled the boardr...

It was, as George Tiger put it, “just a matter of time.” That moment arrives Saturday evening, Jan. 17, when Wilson High School hosts Beggs in a basketball matchup that will mark a milestone not only ...

The Morris Board of Education conducted its January regular meeting with several personnel actions, financial approvals and academic updates, including acceptance of a major donation, contract action ...

If you ever took biology, math, or applied physics at Okmulgee High School between the mid-1980s and the late 2010s, there’s a good chance you crossed paths with Glenn Leist. Leist spent 37 years teac...